This evaluation board is designed for the TS4984 stereo audio power amplifier. The micro-package QFN16 (quad, flat, non-leaded, 16-pin) combines space-saving with good thermal dissipation. The BTL gain is set at 2 V for both channels and can be adapted if necessary with a modification of R1/ R8 or R2/R6 values for the left/right channels. The R3/R6 and C3/C5 component locations are empty on the board to allow changes to both input configurations from single-ended to differential.

For use in differential mode, R4/R7 must be modified. The C1/C6 component locations are also left empty so that, if required, a low-pass filter can be added.

This board was designed to drive super highbrightness multicolor RGB LEDs with current up to 700 mA per LED. The LED brightness and color are very easily changed by potentiometers, and an automatic color-change mode continuously modulates the color of the LED to generate multicolor light. A LED over-temperature protection is designed on this board, so the power delivered to the LED can be automatically limited to prevent LED overheating.

The STEVAL-ILL009V1 is a motherboard assembled without LEDs. To evaluate light effect features, it is necessary to order a load board.

Two load boards are available for easy performance evaluation. The first with a OSTAR projection module has ordering code STEVALILL009V3, and the second with Golden Dragon LEDs has ordering code STEVAL-ILL009V4

The RLink (STX-RLINK) is Raisonance’s versatile, low-cost, in-circuit debugger and programmer for a complete range of STMicroelectronics microcontrollers (STM8, ST7, STM32, STR7 and STR9). It connects to application or evaluation boards for in-circuit programming and debugging via an industry standard JTAG-SWD connection for ARM^® core-based microcontrollers, via STMicroelectronics’ SWIM connection for STM8, or via an in-circuit communication (ICC) connection for ST7 microcontrollers. ST72Cxxxx devices are not supported.

The RLink, driven by Raisonance’s Ride7 integrated development environment provides both unlimited in-circuit debugging and programming of applications for STM8 and ST7. The RLink allows in-circuit debugging of STM32, STR7 and STR9 MCUs with debug code limitation up to 1/2 the size of the device Flash if Flash is less than or equal to 64 Kbytes, or up to 64 Kbytes if Flash is more than 64 Kbytes.

In combination with Raisonance’s free RFlasher7 programming software, RLink can also be used as a very-low cost, dedicated in-circuit programmer for STM8, ST7, STM32, STR7 and STR9 microcontrollers.

Complete software tool sets are provided by download at www.raisonance.com.

The RLink does not include trace support for ARM® core-based devices with Embedded Trace Macrocell™ such as STR9.